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.\"     Title: REASSIGN OWNED
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2011-12-01
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 9.1.2 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 9.1.2
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.TH "REASSIGN OWNED" "7" "2011-12-01" "PostgreSQL 9.1.2" "PostgreSQL 9.1.2 Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
REASSIGN_OWNED \- change the ownership of database objects owned by a database role
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
REASSIGN OWNED BY \fIold_role\fR [, \&.\&.\&.] TO \fInew_role\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP

REASSIGN OWNED
instructs the system to change the ownership of the database objects owned by one of the old_roles, to new_role\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
\fIold_role\fR
.RS 4
The name of a role\&. The ownership of all the objects in the current database owned by this role will be reassigned to
\fInew_role\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fInew_role\fR
.RS 4
The name of the role that will be made the new owner of the affected objects\&.
.RE
.SH "NOTES"
.PP

REASSIGN OWNED
is often used to prepare for the removal of one or more roles\&. Because
REASSIGN OWNED
only affects the objects in the current database, it is usually necessary to execute this command in each database that contains objects owned by a role that is to be removed\&.
.PP

REASSIGN OWNED
requires privileges on both the source role(s) and the target role\&.
.PP
The
DROP OWNED (\fBDROP_OWNED\fR(7))
command is an alternative that drops all the database objects owned by one or more roles\&. Note also that
DROP OWNED
requires privileges only on the source role(s)\&.
.PP
The
REASSIGN OWNED
command does not affect the privileges granted to the old_roles in objects that are not owned by them\&. Use
DROP OWNED
to revoke those privileges\&.
.PP
The
REASSIGN OWNED
command does not affect the ownership of any databases owned by the role\&. Use
ALTER DATABASE (\fBALTER_DATABASE\fR(7))
to reassign that ownership\&.
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
The
REASSIGN OWNED
statement is a
PostgreSQL
extension\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
DROP OWNED (\fBDROP_OWNED\fR(7)), DROP ROLE (\fBDROP_ROLE\fR(7)), ALTER DATABASE (\fBALTER_DATABASE\fR(7))
